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Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-P31-S3G Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the... CMOS Features 35 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features 37 2-5 IntegratedPeripherals 39 2-6 Power Management Setup 42 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-8 PC Health Status 45 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 46 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 49 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults 49 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password 50 2-13 Save & Exit Setup...
Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-P31-S3G Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the... CMOS Features 35 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features 37 2-5 IntegratedPeripherals 39 2-6 Power Management Setup 42 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-8 PC Health Status 45 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 46 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 49 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults 49 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password 50 2-13 Save & Exit Setup...
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... a floppy disk drive. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of floppy disk drives supported are: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. The types of a CPU fan with color-coded power connector wires. Most fans are not configuration jumper blocks. Each fan header supplies a +12V...
... a floppy disk drive. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of floppy disk drives supported are: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. The types of a CPU fan with color-coded power connector wires. Most fans are not configuration jumper blocks. Each fan header supplies a +12V...
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...) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash...
...) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash...
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... and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this task.) GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 34 - A supervisor password allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes in BIOS Setup. Set User...
... and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this task.) GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 34 - A supervisor password allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes in BIOS Setup. Set User...
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... the board to default values. (Default: Disabled) (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that you set the R.G.B. GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 46 - mode based on system configurations. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) •...below to automatically set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to optimize the system voltage settings. 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio (Note) CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host ...
... the board to default values. (Default: Disabled) (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that you set the R.G.B. GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 46 - mode based on system configurations. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) •...below to automatically set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to optimize the system voltage settings. 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio (Note) CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host ...
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... Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized DefaultSs a(vYe/N&)?ENxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS... Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Fail-Safe DefaultsS(aYv/eN&)?ENxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load ...
... Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized DefaultSs a(vYe/N&)?ENxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS... Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Fail-Safe DefaultsS(aYv/eN&)?ENxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load ...
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...Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F8:...item is set to BIOS settings. User Password When the Password Check item is set to System, you wish to make changes. GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 50 - Type the password again and press . To clear the password, press on this item and type the ...
...Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F8:...item is set to BIOS settings. User Password When the Password Check item is set to System, you wish to make changes. GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 50 - Type the password again and press . To clear the password, press on this item and type the ...
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...Power Management Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (SYe/tNU)?seYr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from... ` Power Management Setup Quit Without Saving (SYe/tNU)?seNr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to the CMOS and exits the ...
...Power Management Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (SYe/tNU)?seYr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from... ` Power Management Setup Quit Without Saving (SYe/tNU)?seNr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to the CMOS and exits the ...
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... SATA connectors, the hard drive on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of the hard drive, make sure to restore it . For example, when hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The...
... SATA connectors, the hard drive on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of the hard drive, make sure to restore it . For example, when hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The...
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As the system boots, you reload BIOS defaults. Y Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12... BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 64 - Step 5: During the POST, press to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripherals devices after the system restarts....
As the system boots, you reload BIOS defaults. Y Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12... BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 64 - Step 5: During the POST, press to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripherals devices after the system restarts....
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Right-click on ReadyBoost. • The USB flash drive must have at least 256 MB of space. • The recommended amount of memory to Computer. You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of RAM installed in your computer. Step 2: In ... space to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of your USB flash drive's memory to speed up your computer's performance. GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 68 - 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer. Click...
Right-click on ReadyBoost. • The USB flash drive must have at least 256 MB of space. • The recommended amount of memory to Computer. You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of RAM installed in your computer. Step 2: In ... space to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of your USB flash drive's memory to speed up your computer's performance. GA-P31-S3G Motherboard - 68 - 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer. Click...